Police investigating alleged convenience store robbery

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Jul 26, 2013 at 10:34 AM

The Stuttgart Police Department is investigating an alleged robbery after a Valero cashier said an unknown black male came into the store at 5:52 a.m. Monday, pointed a gun at her and demanded money from the cash drawers.

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The Stuttgart Police Department is investigating an alleged robbery after a Valero cashier said an unknown black male came into the store at 5:52 a.m. Monday, pointed a gun at her and demanded money from the cash drawers.

“After watching the video from the incident I observed a black male come into the store (located at 901 N. Buerkle St.) from the west side of the building at or around 5:48 a.m. with a light brown jacket with blue or black lines on it,” SPD Ptl. William Basore wrote in his incident report.

The suspect had a short, stocky build and was also wearing black or dark blue jeans with white shoes and a green shirt over his face, according to the officer’s description.

“The male subject ran behind the counter and began taking the money out of the drawers,” Basore said. During the robbery the suspect asked the cashier where the “drop money” was and she pointed toward the area. The video then shows the man come out from behind the counter and try to exit the store, but the eastside door was locked. The man then ran out of the south-facing doors running toward the Dollar General parking lot.

The suspect stole an undisclosed amount of money, according to the report. Other stores’ cameras in the area were checked, and the investigation was turned over to SPD Criminal Investigation Division. Anyone with information can contact the police at (870) 673-1414.